Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 288 A Night of Murder

"We are here under the order of Lord Fujiro to relieve your guard." Rickro said neither humbly nor arrogantly, with a slight smile on his face, but it was a little stiff.

However, in the pitch-black night when the only light available was torches, no one would pay attention to such details.

"Why didn't I receive any orders?" Baylor remained cautious. Even though defending the city was too torturous, he was not in a hurry to change defense.

There was no problem with the other party's identity, whether it was that face or the characteristics of a soldier of the Legion of Thorns from the Martell family. Unless he was blind, it was impossible for him to make a mistake.

It’s just that his long military career has made him accustomed to abide by military regulations.

"In fact, this matter is the result of a discussion between Lord Damon and Lord Fujiro. We rushed here after hearing the order. The messenger should be here soon."

Rickro said sincerely: "All of this is to allow everyone to drink a cup of hot tea and eat a hot meal as soon as possible."

Belle noticed that the knight's armor was covered with knife marks and bloodstains. Although they had solidified into black and red lines, it was obvious that he had just experienced a difficult battle not long ago.

Although he was responsible for defending the city, he also knew that the army in the city had taken the initiative to attack the demons outside the city in the morning, and the Legion of Thorns was among them.

At that time, he was discussing with his subordinates that fortunately they were not selected to leave the city, otherwise whether they could come back alive would be another matter.

Everything seemed normal, and he waved his hand to ask the guards to make way for the rotation, but... wasn't this officer assigned to stay inside the Bone Fortress at the time?
Beile thought about it and was shocked. Suddenly he found that the faces of the soldiers of the Thorn Legion in front of him were hidden in the shadows, like bloodthirsty undead lurking in the darkness.

He made a gesture secretly, and suddenly felt a chill in his abdomen, as if a piece of ice had fallen into his stomach. He looked down and saw that the gleaming sword had pierced him without him knowing when.

"Alas... Actually, you could have survived." Rickro's voice became extremely cold, and the sharp blade in his hand rolled, stirring the internal organs of the young officer in front of him.

ho ho~
He stretched out his hands and tightly grasped the sword, trying to use up his last bit of strength to shout a warning, but the world spun around and Beile saw another soldier of the Thorn Legion slowly putting away his sword and a body without a head.

"Speed ​​up and act according to the plan. The demons are already outside. As long as we open the city gate, the entire Bone Fortress will fall into chaos." Lord Rickro was issuing simple and quick orders.

Realizing that a shocking conspiracy had occurred, Beile opened his mouth, and finally everything in front of him turned dark.

The soldiers wearing the standard equipment of the Legion of Thorns moved towards the city gate in a strange way. Although they were wearing heavy armor, they were as agile as thieves.

No one could have imagined that there would be a traitor inside the Bone Fortress, which had remained indestructible after holding out for several months, not even the guards at the city gates.

Therefore, their lives were harvested by agile figures in the darkness, and by the time they reacted, half of the city gate had fallen into the hands of this team that came out of nowhere.

The remaining guards began to run wildly towards the city, shouting in horror, "The Legion of Thorns betrayed humanity" and "The damn Northerners colluded with the devil".

……

A spacious storehouse in the Bone Fortress was converted into a cafeteria by Gaoya Fort, where a group of leaders from Gaoya Fort were eating and drinking to their heart's content.

Having just experienced a tough battle, the barbarians were already starving. After all, their fighting power depended on how much they ate.

As soon as he returned, the lord ordered the chef of Highcliff Castle to prepare a sumptuous meal.

He always felt that eating well was an important criterion for maintaining combat effectiveness, especially since the harder the battle, the richer the food had to be afterwards.

In this way of thinking, the importance of food has become equal to that of armor and weapons, which results in the food in High Cliff Castle being much more delicious than other armies that only value quantity.

As a result, there are always some shameless guys who come to the door to eat for free.

Fujiero was one of them. At this moment, he was happily eating a sesame seed bun in one hand and braised beef in the other.

Although he was the main general of one side, he took the lead in going to other people's camp to eat, which was really graceful.

"I say, Lao Fu, you come to my Gaoya Castle every day to eat for free. Even if I found a gold mine, I can't stand your temptation." The lord was about to pick up his chopsticks when a large piece of beef in front of him was instantly taken away. He knocked on the table twice, "The landlord's family doesn't have any surplus food, do you understand?"

Fujiro looked up at the lord, and after a moment of silence, he said meaningfully, "My logistics officer had been writing in the report that the drinks in the Thorn Legion's logistics were often stolen. He said that they were stolen by a skilled thief. At that time, I was wondering what kind of thief could enter the heavily guarded Thorn Legion's base."

"And he only stole the alcohol."

As soon as these words came out, someone who often took advantage of his status to inspect other people's logistics couldn't stop sweating profusely on his back.

"Sir Levi, you are knowledgeable about the sea, so I want to ask, is there a strange thief with such strength in Debei?" Fujiro took a big bite of the pancake and asked vaguely.

"I don't know." Levi shook his head frantically. He would never admit such a thing. "Lao Fu and I are good friends. I have a good relationship with Luo Linna too. You can eat as much as you want. It won't cost much anyway."

At this moment, Zat suddenly said out of nowhere: "Boss, why do I hear someone yelling outside?"

"No way, who would be out there howling in the middle of the night for no reason?"

Seeing that the topic was changed, Levi was happy about it and immediately took over the conversation.

"No, someone is really shouting!" He frowned. He didn't hear it just now because he wasn't paying attention outside. When Zat mentioned it, he noticed it, and he heard more news.

"Sir, something's happening!"

The tightly closed door was suddenly opened, and two orc barbarians trotted in, dragging a frightened soldier.

The soldier was wearing the standard armor of the Southern Territory, and it was obvious at a glance that he was one of Damon's men.

His body was covered in blood, and no one knew where his helmet had gone. He looked terrified.

"What's going on outside?"

"My lord, the Thorn Legion has colluded with the demons. They opened the city gates, and countless demons have poured into the Bone Fortress. Fujiro is a traitor placed on our side by the demons!"

The soldier obviously knew the famous Lion Hunting Knight and he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice was so miserable that people could not help but wonder what kind of cruel treatment he had suffered.

As soon as the words came out, the lord was still anxious, but Fujiro on the side was already panicked and didn't even notice that the pancake in his mouth fell to the ground.

Damn, I just came here to get a free meal, how did I become a traitor for no reason? He doesn’t even know it.

"Sir, please listen to my explanation!" He spoke hastily, fearing that the holy sword that had become famous with someone had already been unsheathed and placed on his neck.

"You know me. We've known each other since we were in the wilderness. How could I be in league with the devil? It doesn't make sense!"

He even trembled in the last sentence.

"Old Fu, no matter what our relationship is, I will definitely trust you." Levi said this, but he put the holy sword that he had just pulled out halfway back in his hand.

It was not until he saw the mithril sword sheathed with his own eyes that Fujiro wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though his own martial arts skills were not weak, he was not confident that he could withstand an ordinary attack from the extremely vicious man in front of him.

"You..." The soldiers who escaped from the city gate did not expect that the culprit was in the camp of Gaoya Castle and had such a good relationship with the Lion Hunting Knight.

I was suddenly filled with sadness. I didn't expect that even the famous Lion Hunting Knight would be in cahoots with the traitor.

"Calm down, sir." Before the soldier in front of him could make the situation more muddy, the lord shouted, "Tell me in detail what happened outside!"

The soldier, who was dazed by the slap, immediately regained some of his senses. He covered his swollen face and honestly recounted in detail what had just happened.

As he spoke, he became more grateful to the Lion Hunting Knight in front of him.

With the opponent's strength, if he really attacked, he would probably be a corpse now, not just a swollen face. I'm afraid this was just a "gentle caress" from the opponent.

After thinking for a moment, the Lord snapped his fingers and said, "I guess either someone is pretending to be a soldier of the Thorn Legion, or someone in the Thorn Legion has been controlled by the magic of the demon wizard."

The former is just the Lord's guess, but the latter is not without precedent.

Back then in Cologne, the goat-horned wizard controlled a knight and tried to trick Cologne's city gate open.

However, this kind of spell that controls the mind and thoughts has many limitations unless one has a high level of magical skills.

Either it requires distance or the target's mind must have been destroyed.

The only chance for the soldiers of the Thorn Legion to come into contact with the demon was the battle in the morning, but given the intensity of that battle, it was impossible for any spell to control the soldiers of the Thorn Legion silently.

Therefore Levi tends to prefer the first guess.

"Your Excellency is wise." Fujiro immediately said, "I think so too."

"Brother-in-law, what should we do now?" Mir looked worriedly at the Gaoyabao team that had begun to gather outside.

Even though the demons have experienced several defeats, their numbers are still greater than the troops stationed in the Bone Fortress.

The main force is some distance away from here. Even if they find something wrong and send support immediately, it will probably be too late, not to mention that the other side may also be blocked by demons.

Levi looked around and saw pairs of trusting eyes looking at him, with an expression of entrusting their lives to him.

He knew that the demons still had tens of thousands of six-armed snake warriors that had not been dispatched. He was not sure whether these guys, who could rely on numbers to cause casualties to the barbarians, had entered the Bone Fortress.

It is not known whether Damon's army and Fujiro, who has gone to stop the chaos, can fight back the demons that have entered the fortress.

But no matter what, the best option is to withdraw from this troubled place first.

The main reason why High Cliff Castle was able to withstand the attacks of demons was that the main force and Damon and his men shared most of the pressure.

Facing the demon army alone, Highcliff Castle would definitely suffer except for him.

"Gather the men, not a single one can be left behind, and only take weapons and equipment with you, throwing away everything else, and we will withdraw from the north gate."

Only one city gate has fallen, and it will take time for the demons to spread to the entire Bone Fortress, so it is not very difficult to break out of the city now, but this phenomenon will only last for a short time, and we must race against time to escape from here and meet up with Florina and the others before the demons take control of the entire Bone Fortress.

Mir immediately turned around to gather people.

"Boss, you don't want the food anymore?"

The barbarians felt very distressed because they had experienced hunger and knew how precious food was.

"No! You are much more important than food!" Li Wei said viciously, "As long as you are fine, I can sell my body to get a meal for you. You will never starve."

"If people survive and land is lost, both people and land will survive! I hope you will always remember this sentence!"

He still remembered what Leah's mother, Lady Onaya, said: the worst outcome would be for him to hook up with a rich woman.

Although she is a little older, but a woman three years older than her husband is rich in wealth. What she has is not just gold bricks, but the entire southern territory. Let alone supporting a Gaoya Castle, even if she supports ten, it will not be a problem.

The barbarians were very moved. They knew that their leader attached great importance to their innocence, and the fact that he could say this showed that he had made a great determination.

Everyone in Highcliff Castle began to move in full swing, and the demons at the distant city gate also kept pouring into the fortress that had troubled them for several months with grim smiles.

……

On the other side, Bolton was sitting in the room drinking alone, slowly cutting fresh beef with a knife and fork. Compared to others who needed to comfort the soldiers, he had no need to do so.

These soldiers were all the property of the Tedby family and their dogs. Some losses were normal. The worst that could happen was just giving some consolation money to their families.

Compared to this meaningless thing, it is far more worthwhile to have a delicious meal.

"My Lord, something bad has happened! The devil has entered the city!"

Just when he was in a good mood, a knight rushed into the room.

He frowned, put down his knife and fork, and raised his hand to signal the other party to speak.

Bolton, who soon learned everything, waved his hand to let the other side assemble the army, but he looked gloomily at a figure hiding in the darkness next to him.

Having already guessed something, he suppressed his anger and asked, "Did you do this?"

"As you can see, only we, the Hanged Men, can do this." A hoarse voice came from the darkness, but with a hint of pride.

"Damn you, you are just a dog I raised." Hearing the admission, Bolton was extremely angry, and the knife and fork in his hand flew out instantly: "Not only did you disobey my orders, you also did something completely stupid!"

"My Lord, don't you understand yet?" The figure hiding in the darkness was not angry at all. He dodged the flying knife and fork and sighed:

"Chaos is the ladder to rise!"

(End of this chapter)